by Hugh Bassett | Jun 26, 2026 | News
Face washing. Photograph: John Buchan A new randomised trial has found that three different face-washing methods, using water alone, water with soap, or a damp antimicrobial microfibre towel, were equally ineffective at removing Chlamydia trachomatis DNA from the...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 25, 2026 | News
A new feasibility trial published in BMJ Open suggests that prescribing near-vision glasses to very young infants at high risk of cerebral visual impairment (CVI – sight loss due to damage in the brain rather than the eye itself) may improve early visual and...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 24, 2026 | News
Cataract Surgery in Nigeria. Photograph: Abdulwahab Usman A new study has found that visual outcomes following cataract surgery in Nigeria remain below internationally recommended standards, despite improvements over time. The study highlights both the progress made...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 23, 2026 | News
A new study from Tanzania has provided some of the first evidence from Africa on how diabetic retinopathy affects quality of life, finding that blindness caused by the condition is associated with a substantial reduction in both general health-related quality of life...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 17, 2026 | News
The global eye health community has lost one of its most influential figures with the death of Professor Gordon Johnson. For more than four decades, Gordon helped shape the discipline of public health ophthalmology, trained generations of eye health leaders, and...
